I'd fire his sorry ass and make him cough up the details about each and every story he's written in the past, and I would have yanked those where there was interference but I would have left the rest because those companies already written about by this character do not need to be punished if they were in the clear.
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
And I'd make very sure that every other member of the reporting staff realizes their ass is grass in case of a repetition.
If it would have been once that would be one thing, but twice and possibly more is definitely grounds for termination.
The only thing that put a stop to this is that Arrington was approached directly by a person that he trusts, and the threat of someone scooping TC on their sloppy ethics (as if that's news).
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time.
And I'd make very sure that every other member of the reporting staff realizes their ass is grass in case of a repetition.
If it would have been once that would be one thing, but twice and possibly more is definitely grounds for termination.
The only thing that put a stop to this is that Arrington was approached directly by a person that he trusts, and the threat of someone scooping TC on their sloppy ethics (as if that's news).